BSc
Accounting and Finance
This programme is for you if you:
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wish to go on to take professional accountancy
qualifications. You may be able to gain exemptions from
several of the examinations of professional accountancy
bodies (depending on the subjects taken). We do advise you
to contact the relevant bodies for advice
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are professionally qualified in the accountancy field and
would now like to take a degree |
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have not yet decided which profession to pursue and are
interested in the fields of accounting and finance.
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Study
Mode:
Full-Time (15-21 hours per week)
Commencement: September & July
Tuition Fee:
UK
Residing Students £2,500.00 per year
Total Tuition Fees for 3 years £7,500.00
Overseas Students £3,000.00 per year
Total Tuition Fees for 3 years £9,000.00
The fees above are charged
for providing tuition at the College. The fees do not include
the application, registration, exam, exemption (if any) and
other fees charged by the University of
London.
Structure and Syllabus
You
will be required to make a serious attempt in the examination
for 12 units on the Standard Route
of the degree. On the
Graduate Entry Route
you must take and pass 9 full units. You can take the Foundation
and Further units in any order, provided you satisfy any
prerequisites (units which you must have already passed). Most
students, however, would normally take the Foundation units
first because, as their name suggests, they are the 'building
blocks' – the foundation – for the units that follow.
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Standard Route
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Graduate
Entry Route
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Foundation units
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Foundation units
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1
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02 Introduction to economics
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1
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02 Introduction to economics
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2
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04a Statistics 1 (half unit) and
05a Mathematics 1 (half unit)
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2
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04a Statistics 1 (half unit) and
05a Mathematics 1 (half unit)
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3
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24 Principles of banking and finance
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3
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25 Principles of accounting
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4
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25 Principles of accounting
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5
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One full unit (or two half units) from Selection
groups F(i) or F(ii)
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Please visit the University
website at
www.londonexternal.ac.uk
for details of Further units and other relevant information for
your course.
Registration and Examination fees
The total fee payable to the
University is £2,793 if you complete in the minimum study
period. The
Graduate Entry Route
costs just over £2,100.
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Summary of Key Dates
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Application Deadline
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17 September (non-EU)
17 October (EU)
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Registration Deadline
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30 November
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Examinations
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May/ June
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Note:
this page is intended for use by prospective students as a
guide. The course structure and fees shown above are subject to
changes. Not all
units will necessarily be available in every year.
Registering as an external student with UOL and for the
examination is entirely separate from enrolment on MGC courses.
You should visit
college and relevant university websites for up-to-date
information. The student must seek and obtain a certificate of
eligibility from the university before obtaining an
unconditional offer letter from MGC and pay the application,
registration, exam, exemption (if any) and other fees to the
university directly.
Entry
Requirement:
In
order to satisfy the entrance requirements for the BSc
Accounting and Finance, you must:
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be at least 17 years old
and
either have passes in:
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two subjects at GCE 'A'
level, plus at least three further subjects at GCSE/GCE 'O'
level at Grade C or above
or
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three subjects at GCE 'A'
level (with one 'A' level at not less than Grade D)
or
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three subjects at GCE 'A'
level and one further subject at GCSE/GCE 'O' level at Grade C
or above or
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two subjects at GCE 'A'
level, plus two further subjects at GCE 'AS' level
and
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demonstrate competence in Mathematics at least equivalent to
GCSE/GCE 'O' level at Grade C or above |
OR
other acceptable
qualifications, both from the
UK
and overseas, which the University accepts instead of British
'O' and 'A' levels
Applicants who did not have English as the formal language of
instruction are expected to demonstrate a reasonable command of
the language by taking a TOEFL or an IELTS test (for a TOEFL a
score of 580 (or 237 on the computerised test) plus the
Test of Written English (TWE) with a score of 4.5 (or a Writing
Rating of 4.5 in the computerised test); for an IELTS test an
overall score of at least 6 is achieved with a minimum of 5.5 in
each sub-test). Applicants who don't have TOEFL or IELTS can
undertake an intensive Pre-course English Language or EFL at
College.